Minnow Parties exceeding low standards

With the real campaign having kicked off, the efforts of two minnow parties stood out for me.  

RAM’s anti-GST on food petition, which leveraged their membership, is great grass roots organisation.  This issue could have been picked up by any of the populist parties but only RAM put runs on the board with it.  They should crack four figures voting results – a significant minnow achievement.

The Family Party clearly took on board the lessons of Destiny’s 2005 campaign.  Their coherent, persistent and active campaign to win South Auckland seats has far exceeded minnows’ normal low standards.